Monday, August 06, 2007

1,000 Knitters at Stitches Midwest

It's confirmed, kids! I'll be shooting on Sunday, August 12, 2007 in the Marketplace at Stitches Midwest from 10 am-3 pm. I'd like to thank Laura and the other lovely folks at Jimmy Beans Wool for making it possible by acting as my sponsor, and XRX (the organization that runs Stitches) for approving the shoot.

The usual guidelines for models will apply, so if you're interested in participating please read them carefully. Obviously, the window for shooting is limited and I'm sorry that there may be folks who would like to participate, but will have gone home by Sunday. But worry not - we have a long way to go before it's time to cast off and I will be doing this again.

No need to sign up in advance, but we will be using a numbering system on the day if there's a queue.

I plan to hang out around the market quite a bit, even when I'm not shooting, so I hope to meet a lot of you. (That's why I'll be there: to meet people. I won't be shopping. I am not buying any yarn. Absolutely not.)

I was all excited until I read you were taking pictures on Sunday. :( I'm doing Stitches Market & Loopy on Friday. If you're there, you can help me spend my money at the market...almost as good as buying yourself.

Can one go into a yarn shop without buying something...yarn, needles, a pattern. I've done it, but only because I had a sobbing, fit throwing toddler with me (I can't remember why I was even in a yarn shop at that time, I obviously needed something I didn't get). Be strong...I'm sure you can manage without a sobbing, fit throwing toddler as an excuse.

If I were attending Stitches Midwest, I would buy a few skeins of the most beautiful yarn to gift you just for being you and everything you do for us out here in the cyberworld! I would not want you to go home un-skeined!

Are you getting a badge as "Official Photographer" or a letter from XRX to allow your admission with camera? I thought the security people at Stitches were pretty fierce about confiscating cameras, and somehow I doubt they'd accept "But I'm with an exhibitor..." to let you in.

wow that sounds great for you. and an excellent opportunity to meet nice nice people i am sure. i would almost sponsor copenhagen but the only knitter i know here is me!!!! and i am sure you will not buy anything because you will be oh so busy.

Well, at the Estes Park Wool Market I only bought one skein of yarn for socks for me ... the other six skeins (four at 400 yds and two at 800 yds each) were for sweaters for the kids and my husband, so they were "clothing," not "yarn."

So I therefore stuck to my promise to myself that I would only buy one thing for me.

Hey Franklin! This is Sarah from the Arcadia shoot! Your project sounds like it's coming along nicely. Well done. Let me know if you need any assistance with any part of the project. Shoot me an email: sarahb[AT]sarahbellis[DOT]com

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